Simple Machines Everywhere!!! 🔨🔧🔨

Today Glen Innes School held a Simple Machine Expo. Room 8’s topic was to use the Wheel and Axle and the Pulley to create a Simple Toy. Just after Lunchtime we all headed to the hall to observe the toys created. In my opinion, my favourite one was Room 7’s Ferris Wheel. It was very easy to identify the fact that they used the Wheel and Axle and it moved like a dream. I really enjoyed the Expo and I wonder if they will have another one but on a different topic.

My Storyboard: My Simple Machine

My storyboard is about how I felt about making my simple machine. This was easy to make and I hope to make another comic strip but with a different topic.

The Simple Machine Challenge

A few days ago Rooms 7&8 were with Mr.Hendricks to observe a little challenge. His challenge was to lift someone up with his thumb. He came out with a weight and a block of wood. We carefully watched as he turned both objects into a seesaw. Later on Joshua stepped on it then Mr.Hendricks pushed the wood down with his thumb. What was really doing the magic was the fulcrum. The fulcrum gives the wood ease to come down. That day we learnt that simple machines can do a ton of work.

Creating my Simple Machine

Over the weekend I was busy making my simple machine. Room 8 could either pick to make a toy from a Pulley or a Wheel and Axle. I chose to use a Wheel and Axle. My simple machine is supposed to be a car but it does not roll. It contains bottle caps, jar caps, straws and a pencil. The actual car shape was formed with cardboard. A picture from google images inspired me to make this car. The reason why I made this toy was because it connects to our topic study which is simple machines. This was not too hard to create and it was actually quite fun. Overall I think making this toy has expanded my learning for our topic study especially in Wheel and Axles.